Post you favourite fantasy/sci-fi art and artists.

Silvergun-Blue · Dec 28, 2017

Title says it all, let's see some of Era users favourite fantasy and sci-fi images. If you know the artist, it would be great if you could post their names too.
I'm sure many here are just like me by inspired by great fantasy art while they grew up. Whether it was game and book covers, posters or illustrations, I could get lost in these fantastical landscapes and scenes as a kid.

I'll start of with one many here will know, Keith Parkinson (sadly passed a way a while ago now) Probably best known in pop culture for his Everquest cover arts.

To me this just screams '70s and '80s fantasy novel covers, I even like the somewhat cheesy way the composition's made up with many the individual characters seemingly doing their own pose regardless of what everybody else in the scene is up to.

He's also known for this piece from Diablo 2

And he has many other pieces too.

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hendersonhank · Dec 28, 2017

For me it doesn't get more evocative than the original Player's Handbook:

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But really, all the art in those original editions of that and Dungeonmaster's Guide.

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Lord Fagan · Dec 28, 2017

Behold the legendary Frank Frazetta...

I'd post more, guy's catalog is vast and robust, but many pieces feature more than a few scantily clad ladies of magnificent proportions that may be just a bit too NSFW. For lovers of fine art showcasing the majesty of the human form, they're a google search away.

Deleted member 18514 · Dec 28, 2017

I have art books for Elmore, Parkinson, Frazetta, and Timm. One of the other classic TSR artists, Clive Caldwell, I just couldn't get into, but Elmore and Parkinson made my childhood come to life. There was another, Estes maybe, that was pretty good as well.

Zom · Dec 28, 2017

John Harris, what a master sci-fi artist damm.

capitalCORN · Dec 28, 2017

Ralph McQuarrie

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Silvergun-Blue · Dec 28, 2017

Nobody captures the scale, fury and Gothic majesty of the 40k Universe better than Neil Roberts in my opinion.

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Shoeless · Dec 28, 2017

I've always like Chris Foss's stuff, but then I'm a sucker for original looking ships, and I'm sure he had an influence of some kind of the art teams that did Homeworld.

Trouble · Dec 28, 2017

Simon Stålenhag

Silvergun-Blue · Dec 28, 2017

hendersonhank said:
For me it doesn't get more evocative than the original Player's Handbook:

But really, all the art in those original editions of that and Dungeonmaster's Guide.

Not only that, the artwork was really important for something that plays out in a group of peoples imaginations.

Zom said:
John Harris, what a master sci-fi artist damm.

Everything about these reminds me of the covers of my parents novels when I was a kid, being too young to read them I'd just stare at the artwork for ages.

Trouble said:
Simon Stålenhag

I forgot about this guy, his stuff is insanely original and the on going narrative is fascinating.

choodi · Dec 28, 2017

Shoeless said:
I've always like Chris Foss's stuff, but then I'm a sucker for original looking ships, and I'm sure he had an influence of some kind of the art teams that did Homeworld.

Very organic designs. Obviously inspired by insects etc.

Deleted member 4372 · Dec 28, 2017

Trouble said:
Simon Stålenhag

+1 bro. And William Roger Dean.

https://goo.gl/images/jVmJvW

Shoeless · Dec 28, 2017

dietpepsi said:
And William Roger Dean.

I was just about to post some of his stuff. He totally inspired my imagination and made Psygnosis games seem a lot cooler than they actually were:

But I'm also a big fan of Brian Froud, aka the Dark Crystal/Labyrinth guy:

Jakten · Dec 28, 2017

Noriyoshi Ohrai

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Einchy · Dec 28, 2017

Ian McQue

Einchy · Dec 28, 2017

Wait, how did no one post Moebius?

Akira Toriyama

brotz · Dec 29, 2017

Tomita · Dec 29, 2017

Love the futuristic city designs of Don Davis. Always wanted to live in a cool space colony that looked like these.

808s & Villainy · Dec 29, 2017

The great Mike Mignola of Hellboy fame! I LOVE his art style. It's so distinctive and moody

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Aselith · Dec 29, 2017

Sectorseven · Dec 29, 2017

Franco Storchi if you're into 70s sci-fi

Vilix · Dec 29, 2017

Silvergun-Blue said:
Nobody captures the scale, fury and Gothic majesty of the 40k Universe better than Neil Roberts in my opinion.

Sweet Jesus, are those Space Marines fighting in the vacuum of space?

PantherLotus · Dec 29, 2017

Yoshitaka Amano

AngmarsKing701 · Dec 29, 2017

I love Michael Whelan's art

choodi · Dec 29, 2017

Hey, just a small request...can everyone stop quoting their images please. The forum will resize the images for you and it makes it much easier to see them, especially on mobile.

Transistor · Dec 29, 2017

Jim Burns has always been one of my favorites

Speely · Dec 29, 2017

Another Frazetta

BigDes · Dec 29, 2017

Vilix said:
Sweet Jesus, are those Space Marines fighting in the vacuum of space?

Yes

No they aren't wearing helmets. Their adaptions actually let them do this for a short period anyway. But this is just Rule of Cool, in the book most of them were helmed.

ThatWasAJoke · Dec 29, 2017

I love Cyberpunk art so would love some recommendations

Txai · Dec 29, 2017

James Gurney has some imaginative insect-shaped vehicles:

Any Questions · Dec 29, 2017

Love this thread. The was this sci-fi art book my dad had and it must of been from the late 70's or early 80's.

I was transfixed looking at it as a kid. Am 40 now and often think of it. Would be amazing to get a copy of it. It was the typical alien scapes with scantily clad women, the odd lizard or dragon getting slayed by some Conan type.

Anybody here who knows if it, or something like it let me know.

Cheers

spider · Dec 29, 2017

Love threads like this

On mobile right now, but will be back later with some arts to plug!

Silvergun-Blue · Dec 29, 2017

Einchy said:
Wait, how did no one post Moebius

Was gonna be my next one, he was a huge inspiration for the Panzer Dragoon universe and The Fith Element.

Vilix said:
Sweet Jesus, are those Space Marines fighting in the vacuum of space?

BigDes said:
Yes

No they aren't wearing helmets. Their adaptions actually let them do this for a short period anyway. But this is just Rule of Cool, in the book most of them were helmed.

To be more specific, the unhelmeted one is Roboute Guilliman, one of the Primarchs, immensely powerful beings who were the genetic sources of the Space Marines and somewhat akin to demigods in the lore

Desi · Dec 29, 2017

Tomita said:
Love the futuristic city designs of Don Davis. Always wanted to live in a cool space colony that looked like these.

Blows my mind how we do not have more pieces of entertainment taking place in O'Neil Cylinders/round colonies besides Gundam and Mass Effect's Citadel.

Huge fan of Futurist and Retro Futurism style. Love Syd Mead and all the old works Disney put out when they were doing the original Epcot

Syd Mead

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Finaj · Dec 29, 2017

Sparth (Nicolas Bouvier). Current Art Director for 343 Industries (Halo).

https://www.artstation.com/sparth

Geist · Dec 29, 2017

Zom said:
John Harris, what a master sci-fi artist damm.

I came in here to post this, he's the GOAT as far as I'm concerned.

Officer Big Mac · Dec 29, 2017

I'm all nostalgic for Everquest now.

Tomita · Dec 29, 2017

Forgot to give another shoutout to John Harris. His stuff is just so great.

Instead of posting yet more Harris, however, I'll post another scifi artist. Love how Joseph Biwald does these cityscapes:

Silvergun-Blue · Dec 29, 2017

Ron Cobb is a concept artist with a very impressive filmography.

Ornithopter concept for the unmade "Jodorowsky's Dune"

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Star Wars.

Most well known for Alien.

Conan The Barbarian.

Also The Last Starfighter, Back Top The Future, Robot Joxs, Aliens and many more. I recommend his website. roncobb.net

VISION · Dec 29, 2017

Im a sucker for old D&D type art

Zom · Dec 29, 2017

Lets not forget Juan Gimenez, amazing work in The Metabarons:

Silvergun-Blue · Dec 30, 2017

Les Edwards.

I'm pretty sure this image is burned into the memories of every '80's kid here. It is, of course, the cover of the Hero Quest board game.

He also did the cover art for many of the Fighting Fantasy game books.

Deleted member 16516 · Dec 30, 2017

I'm fond of the 'big three' Tolkien artists and their art is well known so I won't post any examples from them.

Other artists I'm fond of include:

Michael Whelan

(Trantorian Dream)

(Hari)